President Takes His Climate Change Fight To Rotuma
President Major General (Ret’d) Jioji Konrote is utilising his tour of Rotuma to raise awareness on the importance of environment preservation and more importantly on the impacts of climate change.
His advice- “Do whatever little we can do individually to make this planet beautiful”.
“Fiji as the immediate past President of COP23 strongly lobbied for preservation of land and sea resources. Don’t forget God gave us a beautiful world but unfortunately human beings continue to destroy nature.
“The way we farm, the way we interact with the land, the way we fish in the ocean. And because of that, the world is becoming very dirty. We’ve spoilt a lot of good things.”
President Konrote said planting four million trees in four years was Fiji’s significant contribution towards the betterment of our Mother Nature and our future generations.
“That is why the Fijian Government is now championing the fight against climate change. Last year the Prime Minister handed over its leadership to Poland. This fight will continue on.”
President Konrote earlier this year launched the four million trees in four years initiative with the Minister for Forestry, Osea Naiqamu.
Since then, President Konrote and Minister Naiqamu have been visiting communities and villagers throughout the country not only planting more trees as part of this ambitious campaign but raising awareness on the importance of environment preservation.
President Konrote has planted trees at Rotuma High School as well as Motusa Primary School during his tour so far.
The previous day the President’s delegation planted more trees, this time at Motusa Primary School.
More than 100 students and their teachers welcomed President Konrote and the First Lady with a devotion and hymn before they began planting trees.
The Head of State reminded the students of Motusa that as the President of the nation he is the chief servant of the nation.
“I am here to serve and not to be served,” he said.
“These students that sit here in front of us are future leaders of tomorrow.”
Source: DEPTFO News
